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Savings are shrinking The interest rates on savings in the Netherlands fell below 1 percent in early 2016. At the larger banks, the highest interest rates will also fall below this percentage. The inflation according to the consumer price index (CPI) stood at 0.6 percent in January. The IMF (International...

A lot of people are busy with or thinking about purchasing a second home in Spain, as the prices are very interesting there are the moment. Still, it is worthwhile to take the time to read our tips before you book a cheap flight to Alicante or Murcia. Ten important...

There Has Never Been A Better Time To Buy a House in Italy Have you always dreamed of owning a home, surrounded by sun, amazing architecture, history, culture and delicious cuisine? For those who want all of these “luxuries” but often don’t have the means to indulge, Italy could be...

Last week the Second Home Expo in Ghent attracted 6,017 visitors – an absolute record number. Owning second home abroad is something which is booming in Belgium. From 4 to 6 March the Second Home Fair in the Jaarbeurs Utrecht is taking place. Although there is still a big difference...

Comfortable and luxurious holiday homes are in high demand In proportion to the number of inhabitants, Austria has the highest tourist activity in Europe. In the state of Tirol for example there are 30% more tourist beds than in the whole of Switzerland. The number of overnight stays in Austria...

January 15th, 2016 Real estate investment in Spain reached record levels in 2015, according to data from BNP Paribas Real Estate, with transactions amounting to a total of 11,700 million euros, which not only represents an increase of 67% over the figure for 2014, but also exceeds by 25% the figures...

The concept of Airbnb is immensely popular and its example is followed by many others. This offers several advantages for lessors as well. First of all, renting out your own house via a website – as in the case of Airbnb – is easy for house owners: they can get...

Dutch vacationers are satisfied with their summer holidays of 2015. On average this holiday scores almost two percent higher than the previous record year of 2014. This was shown by a research by the vacation review website Zoover on the basis of more than 150,000 holiday reviews. The assessments of...